Golden Age - Foreign Policy Flashcards
Approach to Versailles from Nationalists
Outright reject Versailles and build up army to become powerful
Approach to Versailles from Stresemann
Policy of ‘fulfilment’
Define ‘fulfilment’
Cooperate to an extent (reparations’ in order to negotiate revised treaty
During what years was Stresemann Foreign Minister?
1923-1929
When did Franco-Belgian forces leave the Ruhr?
1925
Date of Dawes Plan
1924
Date of Locarno Pact
December 1925
‘Major’ nations involved in Locarno Pact
- France
- USA
- Britain
- Italy
- Germany
Name the two parts of the Locarno Pact
- Rhineland Pact
- Arbitration Treaties
What was agreed by the Rhineland Pact?
- Respect western (Versailles) borders
- Demilitarisation of Rhineland
- Mutual defensive pact
What was agreed by the Arbitration Treaties?
- Any border dispute should be settled by foreign arbitration
- Poland, Czechoslovakia & France guarantee independence
How did the Locarno Pact impact the eastern borders?
It didn’t
When did Germany enter the League of Nations?
1926
As a result of what Treaty did Germany join the League of Nations?
Locarno Pact
List similarities between Germany and USSR in 1922
- Defeated in WW1 with harsh treaties
- Hated Polish independence
- Banned from League of Nations
Who negotiated the Treaty of Rapallo?
Walther Rathenau
Date of Rapallo
April 1922
Terms of Rapallo
- Trade and economic cooperation increased
- Restoration of diplomatic ties
- Compensation claims (WW1) dropped
- Military training and development in Russia (Hidden from Allies)
Date of Treaty of Berlin
April 1926
Terms of Treaty of Berlin
- Same as Rapallo
- As long as USSR is not the aggressor, Germany will remain neutral in war with Russia
Countries that Germany signed military (weapons) treaties with
- USSR
- Spain
- Sweden
Year of Kellogg-Briand Pact
1928
What was the Kellogg-Briand pact?
International agreement not to use offensive wars to solve disputes
Year of end of Allied occupation
1930
List Years and Zones for end of Allied occupation
-Zone 1 = 1926
Zone 2 = 1929
Zone 3 = 1930
How far ahead of schedule (Versailles) was the end of Allied occupation?
5 years
